Loretta Lynn (born Loretta Webb on April 14, 1932) is an American country music singer-songwriter, author, business woman, and philanthropist from Kentucky; she was one of the leading country vocalists and songwriters during the 1960s and 1970s, and continues to be one of the most successful vocalists of all time.
In the '60s and '70s, Lynn achieved over 70 hits as a solo artist and a duet partner.
Her best-selling 1976 autobiography, Coal Miner's Daughter, was made into a hit Academy Award-winning film s...